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Chronological List of Bomb Explosions in Bangladesh 1999-2004
(Information collated from several national newspapers)
 

Date

Place

Dead/injured

Arrests

Follow up

March 1999

Jessore

Udichi Shilpi Public Program

10 dead, 150 injured

21 arrested, 14 being Shibir cadres

9/99 BNP leader Tariqul Islam and 30 others charge sheeted

8/01 Enq Commission acquitted BNP leader of complicity

8/03 Tariqul Islam’s name removed from accused list

October 1999

Kadiani mosque, Khulna

8 dead

Case filed

5/04 No charge sheet

April 2000

Explosion at PM Hasina’s mtg, Gopalganj


8 cases filed

8/01 Charge sheet against 19 persons. 5 arrested

7/01 Evidence started

January 2001

Communist Party Meeting, Dhaka

7 dead, 50 injured

2 cases filed

CID investigation. Home Ministry 3 member investigation committee

April 2001

Spring celebrations, Ramna Dhaka

10 dead inc 1 woman

11 injured

Case no 598-9/2001,

Case no 328/307/344/01

DB investigation

3/02 Bail for accused

3/02 Investigation Commission formed. Justice Bari appointed Commission chair.

19/03 Commission report accused Hasan Imam, Bahauddin Nasim and other associates of Sh Hasina

June 2001

Baniachar, church Gopalganj

9 dead, 10 injured


DB investigation

9/01 5 accused given bail

June 2001

AL Office, Narayanganj

22 dead inc 8 women, 100s injured

2 cases ag 27 accused (BNP and JI leaders)

2 accused released on bail

6/01 DB investigation

2002: investigation commission formed with Justice Abdul Bari Sarkar, members inc asst sec Home, Jt sec Local govt.

September 2001

Awami League mtg

Mollah Hat, Bagerhat

8 dead, 100s injured

3 arrested

Case against 169

Sept 01 2 member investigation committee formed

September 2001

Sunamganj Salla health Complex

4 dead. 2 injured

2 arrested

police filed murder case and explosives case


September 2001

Satkhira Cinema Hall and Circus

3 dead, 100s injured

6 arrested

2 cases filed

cinema no 38/02

circus no 39/02

CID investigation

8 in jail custody

December 2002

3 cinemas in Mymensingh

19 dead 100s injured

21 arrested inc Saber Hussain, AL pol sec Prof Muntassir Mamun and journalist Enamul Huq

4 cases filed

12/02 CID Investigation

One member Enquiry Commission under Justice Sultan Hussain Khan to report within 3 weeks.

Report claimed no big political party involved. Materials came from India

January 2003

Pagla Mazar, Sakhipur, Tangail

7 dead, 20 injured

Murder and explosives case

Charge sheet against 9 accused


February 2003

Dinajpur

2 dead, 10 injured

2 cases filed against 8 accused

6 cleared


January 2004

Shah Jalal Shrine Sylhet

5 dead, 37 injured

24 arrested inc women

Enquiry Committee formed

May 2004

Shah Jalal Shrine, Sylhet

3 dead, 100s injured inc Br HC

Case filed ag 13

CID investigation

Scotland Yard investigation

June 2004

AL meeting, Sunamganj

I dead, 70 injured

Explosive Case filed under # 324/326/307/302


August 2004

2 cinemas Sylhet

1 dead, 7 injured



August 2004

Awami League mtg, Dhaka

20 dead, several 110s injured

Police filed case, refused to accept AL case

I member enquiry com. (HC Judge Zainul Abedin)

Rejected by all political parties, international enquiry demanded

Supreme Court 6 member Enquiry Commission

16 January 2005

Daily Star

Laxmikola, Bogra

1 dead, 40 injured

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16 January 2005

Daily Star

Bogoigram Chatmohor, Natore

1 dead, 20 injured

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6 September 2004 Jugantor

Malaytila Sunamgonj Sylhet

2 dead, 4 children with 7 injured

3 arrested

Case filed

Janakantha,

Prothom Alo

28 January 2005

Hobigonj, Sylhet

6 dead, 100 injured

18 arrested

(Ref: Jugantor, 02.02.05)

Bangladesh government has hurriedly charge sheeted a local BNP leader and MP aspirant. Federal Bureau of Investigation has started it’s work in investigating the event.

 
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